Famous people from your city/town?

Shelagh Delaney's Salford (Ken Russell, BBC Four) - YouTube

 

Stuff the well known (especially footballers) - I listed the important ones!!!!

If Tony Wilson (and Rob Gretton) had been less idealistic they could have been enormously wealthy people.:wallbang:

 

Definitely upgrading 'Maddahhlia' my children were both born in Leicester, just round the corner from where Mrs Lineker used to live..............neither of them are famous!!!

 

Is that near Lineker's veg shop in Newfoundpool?

 

Hi chums.

The most notable Bristolians would be Isambard Kingdon Brunel, Cary Grant and John Cabot. Now THEY'RE what I call famous!

Herewith a list of 'somebodies' (not quite 'nobodies')

Arthur Milton
Wurzels
The Wurzels
Banksy
Ben Collins aka The white stig
Black beard
Cathy Barry
David Prowse
Derren Brown
Fred Wedlock
Gareth Chilcott
Gary Mabbutt
Ian Holloway
James May
John Atyeo
Johnny Ball
Josie Gibson
Judd Trump
Julie Burchill
Justin Lee Collins
Lee Evans
Massive Attack
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Robin Cousins
Roger Cook
Roni Size
Stephen Merchant
Sophie Anderton
Terry 'The odd job man'
Tricky
Wallace and Gromit (& creator Nick Park)
Wurzels

Cheers...Freddy.

 

Kyle - how could I have forgot that other great cultural icon from Salford, John Cooper Clark!

 

Reverend Billy Graham, just passed away. the most famous religious figure of this century . What a blessing he was to many. I had the joy of singing in his choir twice.